Abstract
A basic design equation for sizing the wings of hover-capable apping wing micro air vehicles (MAVs) is presented that correlates favorably with examples from nature. Design principles are presented that allow trim and controllability issues to be considered early in the design process. An example aircraft is used to illustrate the use of the methods and principles. A systematic method of selecting a nominal control eector conguration and center-of-gravity location is presented that enforces conditions on the overall cycleaveraged body forces and moments. On the example aircraft considered, a three step process was used to enforce these conditions. A method for constructing a cycle-averaged control eectiveness matrix is presented that provides insight into control strategies for hover-capable apping wing aircraft at the conceptual design stage.
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